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goshdammitfromimgur t1_ispz5vv wrote

Reply to comment by bluaqua in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

I have always heard the justification was that the "Australian ute" was unibody and pick ups have a seperate tray. The 1927 Chev national roadster is unibody and was available as a coupe and four door sedan.

So that meets both our requirements for an "Australian ute" but built before the first one in Geelong.

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